[dailynews] March 23, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 23, 2011
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'Great Lakes could be bone dry in 80 years'
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Great Lakes water is being overused and abused, according to a new report 
that urges the federal government to make the lakes a legally protected 
bioregion. Source: The Montreal Gazette (3/23)


Biologist says dead fish in Misery Bay 'no cause for alarm'
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He said 99 percent were gizzard shad and he believed their death was a 
natural event caused by temperature change. Source: Erie Times-News (3/23)


Probe our nuclear establishment to the core
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No one is expecting a giant earthquake to cripple the nuclear power facility 
at Pickering or a giant tsunami to sweep across Lake Ontario to swamp it, 
but government officials are conducting safety reviews of Canada's nuclear 
sites to ensure they cannot be compromised by external hazards. Source: 
Ottawa Citizen (3/23)


Canada: Budget restores some federal environmental funding
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New environmental spending measures in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's 2011 
budget has garnered mixed reaction from various affected parties, and a few 
surprises. Source: Calgary Herald (3/23)


Erosion control projects kicks off in Lake Bluff
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After nearly 20 years of studies and discussions, the village of Lake Bluff 
has begun to address erosion from storm water runoff in a particularly 
vulnerable part of its ravines. Source: TribLocal.com (3/22)


OPINION: Should lakes-river link be cut to keep out carp?
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It's been more than a century since the Great Lakes first were connected to 
the Mississippi River system, an engineering feat that helped boost commerce 
and connect a growing nation. Source: The Enquirer (3/22)


Bald eagles return to Lake Ontario shore
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Are a couple of American icons making babies in a Hamilton marsh? If 
successful, the pair of bald eagles nesting in a tall white pine in Cootes 
Paradise just might be breeding the first homegrown young on Lake Ontario's 
north shore in 50 years. Source: The Toronto Star (3/22)


Chrétien's call to Canada: Don't be afraid of water-exporting debate
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Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says it is time for Canadians to debate 
whether they should share their water with the rest of the world, noting the 
country exports other natural resources such as oil and gas. Source: The 
Globe and Mail (3/22)


World Monitoring Day is occasion for water announcements
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Stephen R. Carpenter, professor of zoology and limnology at the University 
of Wisconsin-Madison, will receive the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize. This 
announcement was made in connection with UN World Water Day. Source: 
Environmental Protection (3/22)


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